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Beyond the Headlines: Finding our personal portion in the Torah after Shavuot - opinion

Our Sages explain that Shavuot is considered a “Rosh Hashanah” for the Torah. It is an appropriate time to dedicate ourselves to learning a specific part of the Torah or to join a Torah class.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
Kibbutz members take part in traditional Shavuot Festival celebrations in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, May 22, 2026.
Cohen performs in Ramat Gan, 2009.

The lost Leonard Cohen concerts in Israel may finally see the light of day

A court ruling could clear the way for the release of Leonard Cohen’s long-hidden Israel concerts and archives.

|ByDAVID BRINN
Bar mitzvah at the Kotel, May 18, 2026.

Orphans who lost parents during October 7 war celebrate joint Kotel bar mitzvah

The boys enjoyed a day-long celebration, proceeding down to the Western wall accompanied by their families, where they were called up to the Torah.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party, speaks with the Jerusalem Post on May 17, 2026.

Avi Maoz: Chief Rabbinate control over prayer is the only way to protect Western Wall - interview

The bill seeks to grant the Rabbinate authority to determine prayer arrangements at the Western Wall. It also proposes that the Chief Rabbinate would be considered the representative of Judaism.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Ohel Yitzchak: Jerusalem synagogue combines the old and the new

Ohel Yitzchak is an old synagogue in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It has since been refurbished by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByLEAH ABRAMOWITZ
The renovated interior of the Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue.

Israel to fly stone from Western Wall to 2025 Osaka World Expo

Representatives of the Israel Antiquities Authority are expected to aid in the removal of the stone from the southern area of the wall. 

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A nearly empty Western Wall plaza is seen in Jerusalem's Old City amid the coronavirus pandemic, on January 4, 2021.

Holocaust survivors light fifth Hanukkah candle ceremony at Western Wall

This year’s ceremony focused on “Unity and Hope,” reflecting the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the ongoing global surge in antisemitism.

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Holocaust survivors light the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, December 29, 2024.

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

DECEMBER 15, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER
NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

The lessons of Haim Taib’s Torah

The scroll, donated in memory of the victims of October 7 and Operation Swords of Iron, calls for unity, attentiveness, and mutual respect.

DECEMBER 1, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Haim Taib: ‘In the same way that the Torah unites the Jewish people, this scroll became something that united the Jewish people.’

The cradle of the conflict: An ex-religious Jew climbs the Temple Mount - comment

Going up to the Temple Mount – the place of God’s presence on Earth – in the middle of this painful Jewish era.

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByYONATAN VERSTANDIG
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Sukkot fun in Jerusalem: Family activities for the holiday

We all need a break: A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Sukkot.

OCTOBER 13, 2024ByRONIT ANSBACHER, JOANNA SHEBSON
The world's largest sukkah is seen in Jerusalem's Safra Square, home of the Jerusalem Municipality, for the Sukkot holiday.

Torah scroll dedicated at Western Wall to honor October 7 victims and fallen soldiers

A special Torah scroll was dedicated at the Western Wall, honoring October 7 massacre victims and fallen soldiers, symbolizing resilience and unity.

OCTOBER 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haim Taib, Yaacov Argamani, writing the last letter on the Torah Scroll.

Senators Graham, Blumenthal sign Torah scroll in honor of October 7 victims - exclusive

'You are not alone; the US stands with you," Sen Lindsey Graham said from the Western Wall.

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Senators Lindsey Graham (R- SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) at a signing of a special Torah Scroll at the Western wall in honor of victims of October 7.

Western Wall slihot ceremony unites thousands in remembrance and hope

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews gather at the Wall Western in the Old City of Jerusalem, at the end of Tisha B'Av fast, on August 13, 2024.